re: Alfa Spider Taillight redesign

[tony martie <tony@xxxxxxxx>]

That's the same one that I was referring to. Nice looking car (wish I could get my hands on one of those Zender kits now), I just thought it would look  a little better with smaller taillights. 
But then, I tend to be a picky bastard.  
Tony Martie
Dallas, TX 
78 Spider 
Date: Wed, 7 May 2003 12:24:27 -0400
From: Eugene Yoo <eyoo@domain.elided>
Subject: re: Alfa Spider Taillight redesign

Does nobody remember Strega? Apologies, I forget the name of the
Digester who used to own her... I thought she was a beaut, however,
Zender bodykit, Ferrari taillights, custom paintjob and all. I can
understand the purist philosophy, but man, it must have been fun
ripping that ducktail spoiler off!

Pictures at http://homepage.mac.com/eyoo/PhotoAlbum17.html

Who ended up buying her anyway?

- -Eugene
inbetween Alfas at the moment
(anyone with an 86+ Spider FS email me off-list! thanks...)

On Friday, May 2, 2003, at 07:06  PM, alfa-digest wrote:



> > Date: Fri, 2 May 2003 10:49:06 -0500
> > From: Tony Martie <tony@domain.elided>
> > Subject: Re: Alfa Spider Taillight redesign
> > Amazing!
> >
> > You beat me to it!
> >
> > I have had that very same thought in mind for my Spider for a couple of
> > years now.
> >
> > I think it first occured to me while sitting behind a Dallas city bus,
> > they have black rimmed ones that look very small on those vehicles.
> > They seem like they would fit perfectly on a Spider (roughly 80's
> > Ferrari taillight proportions).
> > Mines a '78 and I always thought the rear end was the only real sore
> > spot in the design (huge ugly safety bumper and rectangular
> > taillights).
> >
> > I was unable to load your page, I think you got too many hits.  Can't
> > wait to see how yours turned out.
> >
> > I have a couple of photos of a nicely done custom Spider with a Zender
> > kit and what look like actual Ferrari taillights, they are a little
> > large on a Spider (and it makes it look like it is trying to BE a
> > Ferrari).  Taking design cues is one thing, but the actual parts?
> >
> > Ignore the purists who are bound to spit forth their fury over it!  To
> > each his own, as it should be.
> >
> > Speaking of mods, what ever happened to the possibility of carbon fiber
> > bumpers and dashboards?
> >
> > Tony Martie
> > 78 Spider
> > http://tmpd.net
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